FeederandMarketSteer RecordBook Name: Social SecurityNo.: Age: Grade: School Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: County: Nameof4 HClub Yearsin4 HorFFA: and/orffachapter: Jr. Sr. Steer#1 Steer#2 Steer sname: Steer seartagortattoonumber: Breeder snameandaddress: 4 HorFFAMember ssignature: ParentorGuardian ssignature: Agent ssignature(4 H): and/or Teacher ssignature(ffa): 1
SECTIONI 35POINTS RECORDSFORYOURSTEER 1.SteerInformation:Youmusthaveabeginningweightandastartingdate.Theendingweightanddatemustbeno earlierthan andnolaterthan. Steer#1 Steer#2 BeginningDate FinalDate TotalDaysonFeed A. B. C. BeginningWeight D. D. A. B. C. FinalWeight E. E. TotalWeightGain(E D) F. F. 2.FeedPurchasedandCost: Date Nameoffeed(ifapplicable).Placefeedwas purchasedfrom.feedcontents(grain,complete feed,corn,oats,protein,hay,etc.) Pounds Purchased CostPer Pound TotalCost TotalPounds TotalFeed Purchased G. Cost H.$ 2
3.OtherCosts: Steer#1 Steer#2 CostorValueofAnimal Minerals,Vitamins,Saltand OtherFeedsNotListedinQuestion2 VeterinaryCosts Vaccines,Dewormers,Lice Controls,BloodWork EntryFees,Trucking,ShowSuppliesandOtherCosts L.$ L.$ I.$ J.$ K.$ TotalCosts (I+J+K+L) M.$ TotalFeedandOtherCosts (H+M) N.$ I.$ J.$ K.$ M.$ 4.Income: Steer#1 Steer#2 PrizeMoneyWonWithThisSteer O. O. PrizeMoneyWoninShowmanshipWithThisSteer P. P. TotalIncome (O+P) 5.PerformanceRecord: Steer#1 Steer#2 Q.$ N.$ Q.$ TotalWeightGain (fromquestion1) TotalDaysonFeed (fromquestion1) AverageDailyGain (R/S) FeedPerPoundofGain (G/R CostPerPoundofGain (H/R) R. S. T. U. V.$ R. S. T. U. V.$ 3
SECTIONII 20POINTS 6.YourTimewithYourProject: HoursSpentGeneralCare (DailyFeeding,Watering,etc.) HoursSpentWorkingwithAnimal/Practicing (Walking,SettingUp,etc.) HoursSpentPreparingforShow (Washing,Clipping,Combing,etc.) HoursSpentElsewhere TotalNumberofHoursSpentwithProject (W+X+Y+Z W. X. Y. Z. AA. (a)whatwasthebreedcompositionofyoursteersandwhydidyouchoosethat? (b)whatdoesajudgelookforinplacingsteers? 4
(c)whatdidyoufeedyoursteers?howmuchdidyoufeedeachday?diditchangeoverthegrowingperiod?whyor whynot? 7.ManagementPractices: (a)describethefacilitieswhereyouhousedyoursteers. SECTIONIII 20POINTS (b)describethehealthprogramofyoursteers. 5
SOUTHCAROLINAQUALITYASSURANCEPROGRAM ANIMALPROCESSINGRECORD Numbereachproductadministrationsiteaboveandprovidedetailbelow. Animalcode:(1)DryCows;(2)WetCows;(3)Bulls;(4)NursingCalves; (5)ReplacementHeifers;(6)Stockers;(7)Feeders;(8)Other Site Number Animal Code ProductName Routeof Administration Dosage Dateof Administration Pre slaughter Withdrawal (days) Comments: Signed: Date: Consulting VetSignature (NotRequired Processor s Signature: 6
SECTIONIV 20POINTS Write a story about your Steer Project, including this year s most significant experience. Juniors stories should be a minimumof1½pagesandseniors storiesaminimumof2½pages.anyofthefollowingoutlinesmaybeusedasa guide.(theoutlineisjustasuggestion.) SAMPLESTORYOUTLINE I.Introduction a.tellwhattype,breed,weight,etc.ofsteeryouselectedandwhyyouchoseasteerasyourproject. b.tellwhyyouchosethesteeryoudid cost,breed,breeder,pastsuccesses,etc. c.inchoosingyourmarketsteer,didyouconductanyresearch?ifso,explain. II.Body a.weretherethingsyouwishyouhadknownpriortothisproject?ifso,whatwerethey? b.day to DayCare:Brieflydescribewhatyourdailycareconsistedof feedingroutine,exercise,etc.,including someofthegoodproductionpracticesyouusedinraisingyoursteer. c.whatwasyourmostsignificantexperience?whatdidyoulearnaboutyourselfand/oryoursteer?wasthere anythingthatsurprisedyouaboutthisproject? III.Summary a.whatwouldyouchangeordothesamethenexttimeyoubeginasteerproject?forexample:differentfeed, differentbreed,ageofsteeryouwouldstartwith,etc. 7
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SupportingMaterial(twopagesonly&one sided)5points (Pictureswithcaption,newspaperarticles,etc.,thatsupportyourSteerproject) 10
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InstructionsforCompletingMarketSteerRecordBook ThisrecordbookisforJuniorandSeniorparticipants.Juniorsmustbeage9beforeJanuary1ofthecurrentyear.Any memberwhohasbeenoutofhighschoolsixmonthsisnoteligible.theagebreakdownisasfollows: Junior Ages9through13 Senior Ages14through19 1.Allentriesmustbefrombona fide4 HorFFAmembersforthecurrentyear. 2.Recordkeepingisfromthedateofpurchaseuntilnoearlierthan andnolaterthan. 3.ForparticipantsnotattendingtheSouthCarolinaJuniorLivestockExposition,theMarketSteerRecordBookmust besentto andreceivedby. 4.Therecordbookiscomplete.Noadditionalpagesareallowed.Donotsubmitrecordbooksinnotebooksorbinders. YoumayuseconstructionpaperforthetwoSupportingMaterialspages,buttheymustbe8½ x11.useonlyone sideofthepagesforyoursupportmaterials. 5.Allsignaturesmustbeobtainedonthefrontoftherecordbook. 6.Recordsmustbehandwrittenbythemember. 7.Plagiarismisnotallowed.Ifanentryissuspectedofplagiarismitwillbedisqualifiedandineligibleforawards. 8.AwardswillbeprovidedtothetopfiveJuniorandSeniorRecordsattheSouthCarolinaJuniorLivestockAward Banquet,. 12